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Kokuhaku Kokuhaku Kanae Minato Her pupils killed her daughter. Now, she will have her revenge. After an engagement that ended in tragedy, all Yuko Moriguchi had to live for was her four-year-old child, Manami. Now, after a hear… OL13753246W
A Prelude to the Welfare State A Prelude to the Welfare State Price V Fishback Workers' compensation was arguably the first widespread social insurance program in the United States and the most successful form of labor legislation to emerge from the early Progressive Movement. … OL15174310W
Felicity Rose and Cordelia Bean Felicity Rose and Cordelia Bean Lisa Jahn-Clough Felicity Rose and Cordelia Bean are best friends, but they are separated when Felicity wants to go on a hot air balloon trip and Cordelia does not want to accompany her. OL15205940W
The silver penny The silver penny Randall Wright A rare silver coin and a mysterious red-haired boy seem entangled in eleven-year-old Jacob "Deb" Corey's fate when he is laid up with a badly broken leg on his family's farm in the mid-1800s, just af… OL15857913W
Kiss of death Kiss of death Lauren Henderson While on a school trip to Edinburgh, Scotland, sixteen-year-old Scarlett is reunited with Callum McAndrew, as well as her former St. Tabby's cohorts, providing plenty of suspects when she is targeted… OL15897233W
Vivos bajo tierra Vivos bajo tierra Manuel Pino Toro "The story of the thirty-three trapped miners in the San Jose mine in the middle of the Chilean desert is an epic in the classic sense, filled with real heroes, blessings from God, and the curse of m… OL15932682W
Italian tycoon, secret son Italian tycoon, secret son Lucy Gordon Stranded after an avalanche, Mandy Jenkins and Renzo Ruffini awaited rescue and found comfort in each other's arms. A year on, Mandy still longs for the carefree Italian she fell in love with but bel… OL16044608W
Risk management for design and construction Risk management for design and construction Ovidiu Cretu "This text provides a balance of theory, technique and facilitation. The emphasis is on providing a practical and proven framework for risk management on real projects with a clear, concise descripti… OL16114032W
Manual of emergency and critical care ultrasound Manual of emergency and critical care ultrasound Vicki E. Noble "Ultrasound has revolutionized a physician's ability to make urgent and emergent diagnoses at the bedside, and has changed the management of many acute injuries and conditions. This is a practical, c… OL16140031W
Shine shine shine Shine shine shine Lydia Netzer Sunny wants, more than anything, to be "normal." She's got the housewife thing down, but her husband Maxon, a genius engineer, is on a NASA mission to the moon. Once they were two outcasts who found … OL16557973W
The Last Cowboy The Last Cowboy Lindsay McKenna City girl. It was written all over her like a sign warning him to keep off. Sure, Slade McPherson would train her horse…With his ranch one bad day away from foreclosure, he can't afford to turn away … OL16648418W
Rainy Day Rescue Rainy Day Rescue Inda Schaenen Welcome to Plattsburgh, Missouri, where everyone either owns, rides, or stables a horse—everyone that is except for April Helmbach. April is different from other thirteen-year-old girls in her town. … OL17395793W
Diamond Spirit (Diamond Spirit #1) Diamond Spirit (Diamond Spirit #1) Karen Wood After a horrific accident, Jess loses Diamond, her beloved pony. Her best friend, Shara, the only witness to the accident, won't tell Jess what happened. Hurt and betrayed, Jess feels as if she's los… OL17887026W
Chernobyl Chernobyl Glenn Alan Cheney Examines in depth the 1986 explosion, the subsequent cover-up by the Soviet government, and the continuing health problems it caused. OL1810974W
Beyond the clouds Beyond the clouds David R. Collins The life story of the dedicated teacher who was one of the seven astronauts killed in the Challenger space shuttle disaster. OL19574934W
The Exxon Valdez oil spill The Exxon Valdez oil spill Elspeth Leacock In March 1989, the Exxon Valdez spilled approximately 11 million gallons of oil when it ran aground in one of the largest oil spills in the history of the United States. This book details the timelin… OL19849248W
Wait for me Wait for me Elisabeth Naughton After her husband's death, a woman with amnesia discovers evidence of a missing child. She takes her young son and investigates, following clues to San Francisco and, eventually, to a previous husban… OL19965289W
Children & disasters Children & disasters Norma S. Gordon The Programs described in this book are designed to provide early intervention to children and families undergoing stress reactions to a catastrophic event. The authors offer interventions aimed at e… OL2000765W
Broken Broken Elizabeth Pulford Critically injured and lying in a coma, Zara Wilson is caught between the world of her hospital room and the world of her subconscious, which includes painful memories, distant voices, and a search f… OL20911496W
Fractured Fractured Dani Atkins What would you do if life gave you a second chance? The night of the accident changed everything...Now, five years on, Rachel's life is crumbling. She lives alone in a tiny flat, working in a dead-en… OL21181383W
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