David Roberts
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This book relates to one of Wales's most important institutions of higher education, covering its history from its creation in 1884 as the University College of North Wales, its incarnation as the University of Wales, Bangor and to its 125th anniversary in 2009. The book traces the institution's origins as an 18th century coaching inn with just 58 students to its current status as an institution enjoying multi-million pound investment in staff and...
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En 1965, quatre jeunes étudiants de Harvard se lancent à l'assaut du spectaculaire mont Huntington, décrit comme le joyau caché de l'Alaska et l'une des plus belles montagnes au monde. Leur objectif est de tenter ce qui paraissait jusqu'alors impossible car beaucoup trop dangereux: gravir une véritable grande paroi en Alaska. La Montagne de ma peur est le récit de cette ascension par l'un des quatre membres de l'expédition. Mais il raconte...
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Are you tired of never getting an interview after applying for a job? Do you feel that if you could just get an interview you would do fine and be successful? If either is true, then help is at hand. This brand new book "How to Write a Cover Letter for Job Applications" is the real deal. This is one guide that does not mess with your career aspirations - it tells you the truth and what you really need to do to get to the interview room. Discover how...
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Everest and K2—two of the most feared and respected peaks in the world. High offers a unique perspective on climbing these two peaks, from early exploration disasters, to the modern tragedies. With writing from Matt Dickinson, Chris Bonington, David Roberts and others, these stories remind us, in vivid written accounts, why Everest and K2 are among the world’s most dangerous places, yet why the world’s best climbers can’t stay away from them....
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Chris Jay centers on a foster care child who is adopted by his aunt and uncle in Logan Heights, Chicago. After being a victim of a freak accident at a corporate testing site, Christopher's body is genetically altered, giving him uncommon abilities. To his surprise, Christopher will discover and master his abilities, which will enable him to overcome powerful enemies and genetically altered villains. Throughout his journey, he will rely heavily on...
7) Easytimes
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The erection of a new retirement village in suburban Adelaide is proceeding well and an eclectic mix of retirees take up residence as the well-appointed retirement units become available. The kind of carefree, comfortably relaxed lifestyle that retirees look forward to is soon established and friendships are forged. There is even some late blooming romance.
However, after a few months, strange and unpleasant things start to happen in the village apparently...
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The Expeditious Chris Jay centers on Christopher Miller Jackson establishing himself as Chicago, Illinois' finest new superhero. But Christopher is tested harder than ever before when he must save the city from Syncope, a lab creation by the mafia called The Hidden Hand who's on a mission to overrun the city with Abnormals!
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This is the story of Graham, a nine-year-old lad living in country New South Wales around 1960. Life on the family farm is far from idyllic for Graham though, as he is confronted by a series of challenges; dealing with the realization that he has, been adopted, a difficult relationship with his philandering father and the tragic decline of the health of his much, adored younger sister.
And then, there is the discovery of a mysterious man living like...
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Walker Books US, a division of Candlewick Press
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2019.
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
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It follows the trajectory of the movement in the U.K. and visits some key figures and moments in the United States as it presents the stories of Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Ida B. Wells, Susan B. Anthony, and many more heroic women and men making it a perfect gift for young readers of today. Dr. Crystal Feimster of Yales Department of African American Studies contributes a foreword that speaks to the relationship and differences...
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On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach...
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W.W. Norton & Company
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[2015]
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337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, photographs ; 24 cm
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"An award-winning author and veteran mountain climber takes us deep into the Southwest backcountry to uncover secrets of its ancient inhabitants. In The Lost World of the Old Ones, David Roberts expands and updates the research from his 1996 classic, In Search of the Old Ones. As he elucidates startling archaeological breakthroughs, Roberts also recounts his past twenty years of far-flung exploits in search of spectacular prehistoric ruins and rock-art...
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"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 1
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When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose's Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help.
Rosie is working with Aunt Rose and her friends, the Raucous Riveters, on designing a new invention, but when her designs keep failing, Rosie starts to lose hope until her friends Iggy and Ada offer some help
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Questioneers volume 2
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A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.
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Questioneers (Chapter books) volume 2
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"When Rosie Revere's Uncle Ned gets a little carried away wearing his famous helium pants, it's up to Ada and friends to chase him down. As Uncle Ned floats farther and farther away, Ada starts asking lots of questions: How high can a balloon float? Is it possible for Uncle Ned to float into outer space? And what's the best plan for getting him down?"--
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Questioneers volume 5
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When Miss Greer asks each child in the class to write a story, second-grader Aaron, who loves to draw but struggles with reading, creates a story using pictures.
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Iggy is delighted when Ada Twist's Aunt Bernice inherits a mansion featuring his favorite architectural periods, but unless the Questioneers can find its missing antiques, the house may be lost forever. Includes information about Art Deco and Art Nouveau,facts about unusual cats, a recipe for ice cream, and a biographical note on Ida B. Wells.
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Questioneers volume 1
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Ever since he was a baby, Iggy Peck has built towers, bridges, and buildings, which comes in handy when his second grade class is stranded on an island during a picnic.
20) The Bolds
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The Bolds volume 1
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Two hyenas from Africa find a pair of passports (memo: do not go swimming in a crocodile pool), and move to Teddington, England, where they live suburban lives, hold jobs, and raise their children to hide their tails and act human--the only trouble is oldMr. McNumpty, their nosy neighbor, who is hiding a secret of his own.