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Beethoven was one-sixteenth black [playaway] : and other stories
Nadine Gordimer
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In the title story, a middle-aged academic who had been an anti-apartheid activist embarks on an unadmitted pursuit of the possibilities for his own racial identity in his great-grandfather's fortune-hunting interlude of living rough on diamond diggings in South Africa, his young wife far away in London. "Dreaming of the Dead" conjures up a ...
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Animals make us human [playaway] : creating the best life for animals
Temple Grandin & Catherine Johnson
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From renowned scientist and animal welfare advocate Temple Grandin, this groundbreaking book is a clarion call to awareness of the inner lives of humankind's far-too-often mistreated and neglected companions. Based on research spanning over 30 years, these stunning insights into the very real emotions and thoughts of animals are sure to be a source ...
2008; ; isbn:9781436192576 |
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The book of old houses [playaway] : a novel
Sarah Graves
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When a mysterious book is unearthed from the foundation of Jake's 1823 fixer-upper, she immediately sends it off to local book historian Horace Robotham. After all, there must be a logical explanation for why the long-buried volume has her name in it -- written in what looks suspiciously like blood. But all logic goes out the window when the book disappears?and ...
2007; ; isbn:9781605149394 More Information |
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The greatest speeches of all time. Vol. 1 [playaway] ; the greatest speeches of all time. Vol. 2
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Memorable speeches from the 20th century, mostly American, as originally recorded, edited to include the most famous segments
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The greatest stories of all time [playaway] : Old & New Testaments
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Playaway is the simplest way to listen to audio on the go. Each Playaway comes with the digital content already pre-loaded on it and a battery to make it play. Simply plug in earbuds and enjoy. Each ultra-portable Playaway weighs only two ounces and comes packaged with earbuds and a standard AAA battery to allow for immediate listening. Every Playaway ...
2005; ; isbn:1598951688 More Information |
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There is no me without you [playaway] : one woman's odyssey to rescue Africa's children
Melissa Fay Greene
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Playaway is the simplest way to listen to audio on the go. Each Playaway comes with the digital content already pre-loaded on it and a battery to make it play. Simply plug in earbuds and enjoy. Each ultra-portable Playaway weighs only two ounces and comes packaged with earbuds and a standard AAA battery to allow for immediate listening. Every Playaway ...
2006; ; isbn:1602526613 More Information |
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Murder in the dark [playaway] : a Phryne Fisher mystery
Kerry Greenwood
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The delectable Phryne Fisher has been invited to the Last Best party of 1928. When three of the guests are kidnapped Phryne finds she must puzzle her way through the scavenger hunt clues to retrieve the hostages
2009; ; isbn:9781742142371 More Information |
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The shooters [playaway]
W.E.B. Griffin
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Still tying up loose ends from the investigation of a UN scandal in Argentina, Delta Force officer Charley Castillo is pulled into the case of a missing DEA agent who disappeared while trying to interdict a drug shipment. For some reason no one is trying to get the agent back
2008; ; isbn:9781436157476 |
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Born to run [playaway]
James Grippando
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Florida Governor Harry Swyteck, father of Miami attorney Jack Swyteck, is asked to be Vice President of the United States. The Swyteck family will gain immense prestige, true--but at the risk of having a few dark family secrets exposed
2008; ; isbn:9781436192620 |
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Last call [playaway]
James Grippando
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Now the owner of a successful Miami bar, ex-con Theo enjoys his new life--until a former gang associate breaks out of prison. But when the fugitive turns up dead, Theo finds himself in prison desperately trying to connect two murders and a recent attempt on his life
2008; ; isbn:9781436154581 |
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The broker [playaway] : a novel
John Grisham
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With fourteen years left on a twenty-year sentence, notorious Washington power broker, Joel Blackman, receives a surprise pardon from a lame-duck president. He is smuggled out of the country on a military cargo plane, given a new identity, and tucked away in a small town in Italy. But Blackman has serious enemies from his past. As the CIA watches him ...
2006; ; isbn:1598951467 |
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Marley & me [playaway] : life and love with the world's worst dog
John Grogan
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John and Jenny were just beginning their life together. They were young and in love, with a perfect little house and not a care in the world. Then they brought home Marley, a wriggly yellow furball of a puppy. Life would never be the same. Marley quickly grew into a barreling, ninety-seven-pound streamroller of a Labrador retriever. He crashed through ...
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