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The vanishing face of gaia The vanishing face of gaia James Lovelock Celebrities drive hybrids, Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize, and supermarkets carry no end of so-called "green" products. And yet the environmental crisis is only getting worse. In Surviving Gaia's … OL12284107W
Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare Sarah Wolfensohn Handbook of Primate Husbandry and Welfare covers all aspects of primate care and management both in the laboratory environment and in zoos. From the welfare and ethics of primate captivity through to… OL15181543W
Safe house Safe house James Heneghan,James Heneghan Northern Ireland. In 1999, one year after the Good Friday peace accord, sectarian violence still runs rampant in Belfast and the hatred between Protestant and Catholic runs deep. Liam's father is a p… OL15844959W
A kept woman A kept woman Sheri Whitefeather Once the glamorous mistress to a high-powered mob boss, Natalie Pascal was now a kept woman of a very different sort. Her new keeper: U.S. Marshal Zack Ryder, the handsome man assigned to give her a … OL15859414W
Deep zone Deep zone Tim Green Twelve-year-old football stars Troy White and Ty Lewis are eager to face each other in a seven-on-seven tournament being held at the Super Bowl in Miami, unaware that bad choices made by members of t… OL16014250W
The Unprotected Witness The Unprotected Witness James Stevenson,James Stevenson Sequel to "The Bones on the Cliff" Friendship can't solve all problems. It certainly can't bring back Pete's father, who's been killed despite the efforts of the federal witness protection program… OL16068745W
Finders Keepers Finders Keepers Craig Childs From Publishers Weekly Childs (The Animal Dialogues) intermingles personal experiences as a desert ecologist and adventurer with a journalistic look at scientists, collectors, museum officials, and … OL16335912W
Westin's Wyoming Westin's Wyoming Alice Sharpe "It had been fifteen years since Pierce Westin stepped foot on the Open Sky Ranch. But after a mysterious phone call disrupted a life lived on the edge, the security expert agreed it was time to come… OL16454924W
Organic plant protection Organic plant protection Roger B. Yepsen On title page: A comprehensive reference on controlling insects and diseases in the garden, orchard and yard without using chemicals. OL16476923W
Volleyball dreams Volleyball dreams Jake Maddox Ramona is very serious about beach volleyball, and she is frustrated with her summer league team--but when she learns that a plastics company is going to build a factory in their park, she realizes t… OL16568846W
Saving Italy Saving Italy Robert M. Edsel When Hitler's armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankind's greatest cultural treasures. As they had done throughout Europe, the Nazis could now plunder the masterpieces of the… OL16811128W
Almost true Almost true Keren David Following a fatal stabbing, Ty and his family have been given new identities, but when his mum's boyfriend is killed by attackers, he finds himself torn between wanting to see his girlfriend and afra… OL17701756W
Guarding the witness Guarding the witness Margaret Daley "After two months of protective custody, bodyguard Arianna Jackson is days away from testifying at a murder trial when the unthinkable happens. Her Alaska safe house is attacked, and Arianna is force… OL17796015W
Invincible Invincible Diana Palmer Mercenary by name and by nature, Carson is a Lakota Sioux who stays to himself and never keeps women around long enough for anything emotional to develop. Working with Cash Grier on a murder investig… OL17896294W
High-risk homecoming High-risk homecoming Alison Stone After being attacked in her own store, Ellie Winters no longer considers her hometown a safe haven. Nor can she believe the lawman helping her recover is Johnny Rock, her former childhood friend--and… OL17907135W
The Marshal's runaway witness The Marshal's runaway witness Diane Burke "Angelina Baroni was about to testify against her mafia kingpin father until she received a threat to her life--despite the protection of US Marshal Dylan McKnight. Deciding she's safer on her own, s… OL17918910W
The Perfect Witness The Perfect Witness Iris Johansen She was the perfect witness--until they found her. When Teresa Casali was young, she discovered that she could read people's memories. But this strange gift became a curse when her mob boss father… OL19339685W
Studies in art and archaeological conservation Studies in art and archaeological conservation A. S. Bisht Festschrift for B.B. Lal, 1913-2000, Indian archaeologist and conservation specialist; contributed articles. OL19523154W
Freedom's child Freedom's child Jax Miller "Freedom Oliver has plenty of secrets. She lives in a small Oregon town and keeps mostly to herself. Her few friends and neighbors know she works at the local biker bar; they know she gets arrested f… OL20003061W
Saving Jason Saving Jason Michael Sears Jason Stafford used to be a hot Wall Street trader, went too far, and paid for it in prison. Now a financial investigator, he's been asked to look into rumors of a hostile takeover of his firm, but h… OL20019946W
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