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Without Mercy
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Lisa Jackson |
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson comes a pulse-pounding thriller that goes behind the doors of an exclusive academy with a terrifying secret...Ever since her father was stabbed … |
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Racial Violence on Trial
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Christopher Waldrep |
The Civil War ended slavery, but not the brutal legacy of racism in the United States. As we've seen from the persistence of groups like the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazi skinheads, police brutality, and… |
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Families behind bars
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Kay Danes |
Explores the journeys of several families, from the UK, Australia, Canada and the US, who bear horrendous burdens having loved ones detained in foreign prisons. Includes interviews with some of the B… |
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The slaughter
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Ethan Gutmann |
"The inside story of China's organ transplant business and its macabre connection with internment camps and killing fields for arrested dissidents, especially the adherents of Falun Gong. Mass murder… |
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The Law of Nines
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Terry Goodkind |
A publishing event— #1 New York Times–bestselling author Terry Goodkind turns in a new direction and delivers a stunningly original thriller.Turning twenty-seven may be terrifying for some, but for A… |
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Trouble at work
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Ralph Fevre |
Trouble in the workplace - whether it is bullying, harassment or excessive stress - has long been a popular topic in the headlines. Yet the research and statistics that are cited in these discussions… |
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The Web of violence
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Sherry L. Hamby |
"There is an increasing appreciation of the interconnections among all forms of violence. These interconnections have critical implications for conducting research that can produce valid conclusions … |
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Numbered account
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Christopher Reich |
Set in the secret, labyrinthine world of Swiss banking, the harrowing story of a young man willing to risk everything--his career, his integrity, and even his life--to hunt down his father's killer. … |
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Stay safe!
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Claire Llewellyn |
This practical book uses simple, clear language to encourage children to take care of themselves and their bodies. |
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Be smart, stay safe!
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Louise Spilsbury |
This series aims to offer middle-school children an introduction to the sorts of skills knowledge they may be expected to acquire in higher-level education, and beyond. |
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Be smart, stay safe!
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Louise Spilsbury |
How safety-savvy are you? Do you know how to balance risks? Learning how to look out for yourself is an important part of growing up, but it's often hard to tell the difference between real risks and… |
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Devil's Pass
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Sigmund Brouwer |
Webb, a young street musician, faces grizzly bears and a madman on the Canol Trail when he tries to fulfill a request in his late grandfather's will. The plot contains violence, including child abuse… |
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Kafka at the beach
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Steve Bevilacqua |
Kafka at the Beach : A Layman's Handbook for Those Falsely Accused of Felonies is the hilarious and shocking tale of a most devastating ordeal. One sunny day in Venice Beach, Steve B- steps out of hi… |
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The devil and Mr. Casement
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Jordan Goodman |
"This title features an untold story of the most horrifying crimes and massacres of the twentieth century. In September 1910, the activist and anti-imperialist Roger Casement arrived in the Amazon to… |
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Personal Safety (What Do You Know About)
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Steve Myers,Pete Sanders |
Explains how readers can protect themselves by an awareness of things that might put their safety at risk, discussing the nature of safety, threats to safety, and how to stay safe. Suggested level: p… |
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At the hands of persons unknown
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Philip Dray |
It is easy to shrink from our country's brutal history of lynching. Lynching is called the last great skeleton in our nation's closet: It terrorized all of black America, claimed thousands upon thous… |
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As If Being 12 3/4 Isn't Bad Enough, My Mother Is Running for President!
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Donna Gephart |
As if being 12 3/4 isn't bad enough, Vanessa Rothrock's mother is running for president and it's ruining her life. Isn't it enough that her enormous feet trip her up all the time, even on stage durin… |
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