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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"When Lauren Spierer-a gregarious young woman at a crossroads in her life-vanished from Indiana University in 2011, her story drew global attention from celebrities and news outlets such as People magazine, CNN, Fox News, and USA Today. What made the case so confounding to those outlets was that the 20-year-old was out with dozens of classmates in a bustling university town on the night she went missing. She was seen in public by witnesses and security...
2) Wild Target
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A hitman tries to retire, but a beautiful thief may change his plans.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Nine months ago, Sadie Greene shocked friends and family by ditching her sensible office job in the Chicago suburbs and buying a sight-unseen French bicycling tour company, Oui Cycle. Now she's living the unconventional life of her dreams in the gorgeous village of Sans-Souci-sur-Mer. Sans souci means carefree, but Sadie feels enough pressure to burst a tire when hometown friends arrive for a tour, including her former boss, Dom Appleton. Sadie is...
4) Second sight
Author
Series
Jigsaw files volume 2
Publisher
Mira
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Charlie Dodge gets a phone call from a frantic woman stating her daughter has been kidnapped by her ex-husband and taken into a cult called Fourth Dimension, he takes the case without hesitation. The cult's rumored purpose is to gather men with psychic abilities with the goal of breeding a race of people who have supernatural powers. Once accepted into the cult, men are given a young girl to marry in exchange for one of their own daughters. The...
5) Dwellings
Author
Series
Dwellings volume 2
Publisher
Oni-Lion Forge Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Emmy Award-winning, Eisner-Award-nominated cartoonist and animator Jay Stephens (Secret Saturdays, Jetcat Clubhouse) welcomes you back to Elwich-the small town where the secrets run deep, the quiet streets harbor murderous intent, and even the spirits are prone to fits of jealous rage!
In this issue: Two must-read tales of supernatural psychosis and paranormal paranoia! First: Don't bite the hand that feeds you in "Quiet, Suki," especially if that...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by what he learned as a journalist and grounded in his own lived experience, the author explores the roles of poverty, policing, and community investment and disinvestment, showing how each of these elements impacts gun violence"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Sonia Sotomayor, associate justice to the US Supreme Court, is known for her straightforward approach and efforts toward equality. Learn about her road to the Supreme Court and over ten years of work"--
Author
Publisher
Crime Ink
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Elmer Wayne Henley, Jr. was only fourteen when he first became entangled with serial rapist and murderer Dean Corll in 1971. Fellow Houston, Texas, teenager David Brooks had already been ensnared by the charming older man, bribed with cash to help lure boys to Corll's home. When Henley unwittingly entered the trap, Corll evidently sensed he'd be of more use as a second accomplice than another victim. He baited Henley with the same deal he'd given...
11) Escape velocity
Author
Publisher
Erewhon, an imprint of Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Space Habitat Altaire is the premier luxury resort in low Earth orbit, playground of the privileged and the perfect location to host reunions for the Rochford Institute. Rochford boasts only the best: the wealthiest, most promising students with the most impressive pedigrees. Complete with space walks, these lavish reunions are a prime opportunity for alumni to jockey for power with old friends and rivals--and crucially, to advance their applications...
Author
Series
Publisher
Graphic Planet, an imprint of Magic Wagon
Pub. Date
2024.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Two young couples who are attempting to move from New York City to Atlanta, Georgia, get caught up in the crime and rioting during the 1977 blackout.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Nestled in the Golden Triangle of China, Burma, and Nepal, the Wa nation has existed and thrived for over five decades. Like mountain peoples from Chechnya to the Ozarks, the Wa like to do things their own way. A tribal authority called the United Wa State Army (or UWSA) controls their native terrain. The UWSA makes laws, defends the motherland, and builds roads and schools. It even issues driver's licenses. In every sense, it is a government. And...
Author
Publisher
ReferencePoint Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The drive to prosecute war crimes emerged from efforts to set rules for warfare. These agreements aim to provide protections to civilians and other noncombatants during armed conflict. They offer guidelines on how armies should conduct themselves in warfare. Most important is the rule that military forces must distinguish between enemy combatants and civilians"--
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
"Meet the Williamson sisters, Britain's most beloved World War II veterans. Now in their late nineties, Josephine and Penny are in huge demand, beloved of journalists and producers, popping up on red carpets and at fundraisers and festivals all over the country. Despite their age, they're still in great form--perfectly put together, sprightly and sparky, and always in search of their next "excitement." This time it's a trip to Paris to receive the...
Series
Treaties and other international acts volume 24-223
Publisher
United States Department of State
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Series
Treaties and other international acts volume 24-206
Publisher
United States Department of State
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Author
Series
Insight volume IN12339
Publisher
Congressional Research Service
Pub. Date
2024-
Language
English
Author
Series
Report / 118th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 118-442
Publisher
[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English