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Come to Dust

By: Penny Freedman

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It is September 2022. The Queen is dead, and the UK government is in turmoil, the economy close to collapse. Normally, opinionated Gina Gray would have plenty to say, but she is grappling with her own despair: A dark moon is rising; the world has shrunk to the inside of my head. So, when her sixteen-year-old granddaughter, Freda, doing a weekend job as a chambermaid at a scientific conference in a local college, finds an eminent professor dead in his bed, Gina has no energy for detective work, but when the police start to follow a trail that leads back into her own past, she faces a desperate moral dilemma. It is Freda, caught up in her own investigation and finding herself at risk, who shakes Gina out of her apathy and into action – to rescue Freda and to avenge a very personal crime.

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1836286791

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9781836286790

Double the Pleasure

By: Lori Foster,Deirdre Martin,Jacquie D'Alessandro,Penny McCall

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Double the Pleasure

By: Lori Foster,Deirdre Martin,Jacquie D'Alessandro,Penny McCall

Get a double dose of sexy fun with this contemporary romance collection—featuring a Winston novella from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster. Think of the man you’d give anything to be with. Think of what you’d like to do to him…and what you’d like him to do to you. Think of the fun you could have. Now, double it! New York Times bestselling sensations Lori Foster, Deirdre Martin, Jacquie D'Alessandro, and Penny McCall come together to deliver four playful stories of games between friends and lovers in this tantalizing anthology, including a novella featuring Foster's Winston cousins—sexy twins who use their knock-out mirror-image good looks to switch places and tantalize the girls of their dreams.

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372

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Penguin

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1101024720

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9781101024720

Blackmailed by the Vengeful Tycoon

By: Penny Jordan

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Blackmailed by the Vengeful Tycoon

By: Penny Jordan

Re-read this classic romance by New York Times bestselling author Penny Jordan,previously published as Fire with Fire in 1985 Emma had always rescued her younger sister, so she didn't hesitate to take the blamefor smashing up Drake Harwood's brand-new Ferrari. But the shrewd and gorgeousentrepreneur saw a way of capitalizing on her predicament. In return, he demanded a verypersonal payment that cost Emma her career—to say nothing of her pride. But Emma wasdetermined to fight the passion this tycoon has ignited—until she realized that therewas no way to run from Drake Harwood, or their explosive chemistry!

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140

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Harlequin

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1488030812

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9781488030819

Race against Empire

Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937–1957

By: Penny M. Von Eschen

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Race against Empire

Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937–1957

By: Penny M. Von Eschen

Marshaling evidence from a wide array of international sources, including the black presses of the time, Penny M. Von Eschen offers a vivid portrayal of the African diaspora in its international heyday, from the 1945 Manchester Pan-African Congress to early cooperation with the United Nations. Tracing the relationship between transformations in anti-colonial politics and the history of the United States during its emergence as the dominant world power, she challenges bipolar Cold War paradigms. She documents the efforts of African-American political leaders, intellectuals, and journalists who forcefully promoted anti-colonial politics and critiqued U.S. foreign policy. The eclipse of anti-colonial politics—which Von Eschen traces through African-American responses to the early Cold War, U.S. government prosecution of black American anti-colonial activists, and State Department initiatives in Africa—marked a change in the very meaning of race and racism in America from historical and international issues to psychological and domestic ones. She concludes that the collision of anti-colonialism with Cold War liberalism illuminates conflicts central to the reshaping of America; the definition of political, economic, and civil rights; and the question of who, in America and across the globe, is to have access to these rights.

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278

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Cornell University Press

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0801471702

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9780801471704

Nurturing Yesterday's Child

A Portrayal of the Drake Collection of Paediatric History

By: Mary Spaulding,Penny Welch

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Nurturing Yesterday's Child

A Portrayal of the Drake Collection of Paediatric History

By: Mary Spaulding,Penny Welch

A true collector's item, Nurturing Yesterday's Child offers an illustrated history of the care of children from early Greek, Roman and Egyptian times to the present -- a history that will inform you and touch your heart. There is much to fascinate a parent and particularly those with medical connections and interests. Dr. Theodore Drake (1891-1959), co-inventor of Pablum, collected feeding vessels, rattles and teethers, amulets, furniture, books, stamps, and coins during a lifetime of medical studies and practice in Canada and abroad. His collection encompasses some 3,000 artifacts, 1,500 rare books, 1,000 prints, 1,000 coins and medals, and all child welfare stamps up to the 1950s. Nurturing Yesterday's Child is a remarkable tribute to a remarkable man who showed the same amount of care and thoughtfulness when amassing this vast collection as he showed for the health of children throughout a long and distinguished medical career.

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Dundurn

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1459721152

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9781459721159

Under the Queen's Colours

Voices from the Forces, 1952-2012

By: Penny Legg

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Under the Queen's Colours

Voices from the Forces, 1952-2012

By: Penny Legg

In 1952, Queen Elizabeth ascended to the throne and became the Sovereign Head of the Armed Forces. In the sixty years of her reign so far, there have been thousands of conscripts and regular service personnel who have served under her Colours all over the globe. This book is not just about war, but the everyday lives of those who serve on land, sea and in the air. Service men and women recall their experiences from the years after the Second World War to the Falklands War in 1982, through to modern military service at the end of a millennium and into the first years of the twenty-first century. From life in barracks at home and overseas, in a variety of hot and not-so-hot spots, to being on the frontline in major conflicts worldwide, from Kenya to Afghanistan. Male and female service personnel talk candidly about their experiences, offering a unique glimpse into a world in which they often risk their lives at a moment's notice. Their stories are often laugh-out-loud funny, sometimes deeply moving and always inspiring. Under the Queen's Colours is both a celebration of Her Majesty the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and a salute to the men and women who have served and continue to serve her.

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428

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The History Press

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0752486551

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9780752486550

Microbiology of the Terrestrial Deep Subsurface

By: Penny S. Amy

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Microbiology of the Terrestrial Deep Subsurface

By: Penny S. Amy

Obtaining and analyzing samples is challenging in subsurface science. This first-of-its-kind reference book addresses accomplishments in this field-from drilling to sample work-up. A collaborative approach is taken, involving the efforts of microbiologists, geochemists, hydrologists, and drilling and mining experts to present a comprehensive view of subsurface research. The text provides practical information about obtaining, analyzing, and evaluating subsurface materials; the current status of subsurface microbial ecology; and describes several applications that will interest a variety of readers, including engineers, physical, and life scientists.

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CRC Press

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1351083015

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9781351083010

Out of the Cage

Women's Experiences in Two World Wars

By: Gail Braybon,Penny Summerfield

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Out of the Cage

Women's Experiences in Two World Wars

By: Gail Braybon,Penny Summerfield

Originally published in 1987, Out of the Cage brings vividly to life the experiences of working women from all social groups in the two World Wars. Telling a fascinating story, the authors emphasise what the women themselves have had to say, in diaries, memoirs, letters and recorded interviews about the call up, their personal reactions to war, their feelings about pay and the company at work, the effects of war on their health, their relations with men and their home lives; they speak too about how demobilisation affected them, and how they spent the years between two World Wars.

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354

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Routledge

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1136247335

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9781136247330

The Secret of the Puzzle Box

By: Penny Warner

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The Secret of the Puzzle Box

By: Penny Warner

The members of the Code Busters Club take a class trip to Angel Island--the Ellis Island of the West--where they discover a mysterious box with a connection to one of the Code Busters."--

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196

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Darby Creek

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1541514947

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9781541514942

Embracing Serafina

By: Penny Petrone

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Embracing Serafina

By: Penny Petrone

This book moves with compelling energy from the forests of north-western Ontario to the capitals of Europe to the tribal villages of Africa...and from there to South America, China, and into the mysterious world that existed behind the Iron Curtain when few Westerners dared, or got the chance, to visit there. It is an absorbingly personal document, with the power not only of insight and innocence but of deeply conveyed sensuality -- toward sun and seawater and mountain air; the music and hustle of cafes and cantinas; the tastes and smells of exotic kitchens and markets. There is an urgency here, bred of complex desires and a craving for experience and knowledge. Through her search, Petrone reveals not just the graces but the hard edges and uncertainties of a woman's ventures into foreign landscapes and into the foreboding terrain of the self.

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Guernica Editions

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1550711121

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9781550711127

Around Granby

By: Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D.

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Around Granby

By: Penny Rafferty Hamilton, Ph.D.

The area around Granby was developed in the late 1800s and today remains true to the "Spirit of the West." It once was the Utes' summer hunting ground and was shared by fur trappers and mountain men in the winters. Later, prospectors came to Lulu City and mined for gold while loggers and homesteaders built schools and churches, forming the towns of Monarch, Selak, and Coulter. In 1905, the Moffat Railroad created a new town, putting Granby on the map. Dependable railroad access allowed ranches and businesses to thrive. The Victory Highway offered motorcars a route through the Arapaho National Forest and Rocky Mountain National Park, bringing tourism to dude ranches, where guests wanted to be cowboys. After World War II, the completion of the massive Colorado-Big Thompson Water Project changed the landscape when Lake Granby buried ranches and the Lindbergh airstrip. Soon, locals discovered "white gold" when skiing and winter sports expanded the four-season, mountain-resort community.

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Arcadia Publishing

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1467130451

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9781467130455

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria

The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship

By: Greg King,Penny Wilson

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The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria

The Sinking of the World's Most Glamorous Ship

By: Greg King,Penny Wilson

In the tradition of Erik Larson's Dead Wake comes The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria, about the sinking of the glamorous Italian ocean liner, including never-before-seen photos of the wreck today. In 1956, a stunned world watched as the famous Italian ocean liner Andrea Doria sank after being struck by a Swedish vessel off the coast of Nantucket. Unlike the tragedy of the Titanic, this sinking played out in real time across radios and televisions, the first disaster of the modern age. Audiences witnessed everything that ensued after the unthinkable collision of two modern vessels equipped with radar: perilous hours of uncertainty; the heroic rescue of passengers; and the final gasp as the pride of the Italian fleet slipped beneath the Atlantic, taking some fifty lives with her. Her loss signaled the end of the golden age of ocean liner travel. Now, Greg King and Penny Wilson offer a fresh look at this legendary liner and her tragic fate. Andrea Doria represented the romance of travel, the possibility of new lives in the new world, and the glamour of 1950s art, culture, and life. Set against a glorious backdrop of celebrity and La Dolce Vita, Andrea Doria's last voyage comes vividly to life in a narrative tightly focused on her passengers – Cary Grant's wife; Philadelphia's flamboyant mayor; the heiress to the Marshall Field fortune; and many brave Italian emigrants – who found themselves plunged into a desperate struggle to survive. The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria follows the effect this trauma had on their lives, and brings the story up-to-date with the latest expeditions to the wreck. Drawing on in-depth research, interviews with survivors, and never-before-seen photos of the wreck as it is today, The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria is a vibrant story of fatal errors, shattered lives, and the triumph of the human spirit.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1250194555

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9781250194558

Devon

By: Penny Hicks,Paul Murphy

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Devon

By: Penny Hicks,Paul Murphy

Located in southwest England, Devon offers the traveler to England a variety of landscapes and attractions. Its two coastlines feature long sandy beaches, rocky coves, and pretty fishing villages. Inland Devon is a patchwork of fields on steep hillsides, thatch and cob villages, and down-to-earth market towns. It's two lively cities Exeter and Plymouth are rich in maritime heritage.

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Contemporary Books

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0844248762

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9780844248769

World History Time Lines

By: Penny Clarke

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World History Time Lines

By: Penny Clarke

A chronological listing of historical events from prehistoric times to the present.

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0764159747

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Come to Dust

Come to Dust

Double the Pleasure

Double the Pleasure

Blackmailed by the Vengeful Tycoon

Blackmailed by the Vengeful Tycoon

Race against Empire

Race against Empire

Nurturing Yesterday's Child

Nurturing Yesterday's Child

Under the Queen's Colours

Under the Queen's Colours

Microbiology of the Terrestrial Deep Subsurface

Microbiology of the Terrestrial Deep Subsurface

Out of the Cage

Out of the Cage

The Secret of the Puzzle Box

The Secret of the Puzzle Box

Embracing Serafina

Embracing Serafina

Around Granby

Around Granby

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria

The Last Voyage of the Andrea Doria

Devon

Devon

World History Time Lines

World History Time Lines

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