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Set in 18th century Lima, Peru, a rickety bridge which has spanned a deep gorge for ages suddenly breaks, and five people plunge to their deaths. A priest who is deeply affected by the catastrophe decides to make an investigative study of the lives of the victims to determine if he can find some clue to God's intention in casting five dis-associated mortals into eternity at precisely the same moment.
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Firm volume 2
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#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of...
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"Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape. "From towering suspension bridges to humble stone crossings, this book visits them all in sweet, bouncing text with expository sidebars. But while bridges can be quite grand, this reminds us that their main purpose is bringing people together"--
6) Bridges
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"Bridges can be high or low, long or short, straight or curvy. Some are designed to blend in, while others stand out. But each one tells a story: a reminder of our history, a testament to ingenuity and engineering, an invitation to imagine the possibilities of the future. Literally and symbolically, bridges connect us-to new places, new cultures, and new people. With poetic text and sweeping illustrations, Marc Majewski delivers a unique, accessible...
7) Bridges
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"Carefully leveled text and engaging full-color photos introduce early fluent readers to the world's most amazing bridges while explaining the engineering behind their creation. Includes activity, glossary, and index."
9) Bridges
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Norton
Pub. Date
c2007
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383 p. : ill, map ; 29 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
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Nomad Press
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2018.
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v, 90 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
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"Getting from one place to another sounds easy if you are on a straight piece of land, but what if you have to get over - or under - a body of water or a deep gorge? Build a bridge! Bridges are the great connectors. They allow us to travel the twists and turns, highs and lows, ins and out of every geographic feature in our world. Bridges! With 25 Science Projects for Kids introduces readers ages 7 to 10 to the concepts and vocabulary of bridge construction...
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First Second
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2022.
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121 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Bea, Archie, Trudy and Spence, aka the BATS, travel around the world using every type of bridge imaginable, identifying the dangerous forces trying to bring these structures crashing down and how to defeat them through engineering.
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Princeton Architectural Press
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2016.
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93 pages : illustrations ; 33 x 15 cm.
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"In Who Built That? Bridges, illustrator Didier Cornille presents ten of the most important bridges in the world, from the world's first cast-iron bridge (The Iron Bridge) to the longest pre-stressed concrete bridge in the southern hemisphere (The Rio-Niteroi Bridge) to the tallest bridge in the world (the Millau Viduct). Introducing each engineer or architect, the main concepts of their work, as well as some of their most important projects in charming...
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2020.
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"It's summer in the city and passions are soaring along with the temperature - for everyone but Mitchell Fisher, who hates all things romance. He relishes his job cutting off the padlocks that couples fasten to the famous "love story" bridge. Only his young daughter, Poppy, knows that behind his prickly veneer, Mitchell still grieves the loss of her mother. Then one hot day, everything changes when Mitchell courageously rescues a woman who falls from...
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Weigl Publishers
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c2010
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32 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 27 cm.
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Offers students an introduction to the Golden Gate Bridge, providing information on its history, construction, the methods used to build it, its architectural style, and other related topics.
18) New in town
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The people of Puddletrunk are accustomed to their bridge collapsing and being rebuilt by Mortimer Gulch--when they provide funds and labor--but a newcomer to town may have a better idea.
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