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1) The hot zone
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Dark biology volume 1
Language
English
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A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. There is no cure. In a few days 90 percent of its victims are dead. A secret military SWAT team of soldiers and scientists is mobilized to stop the outbreak of this virus. The book tells this dramatic story, giving an account of the appearance of rare and lethal viruses and their "crashes" into the human race.
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Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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"Bringing a poetic sensibility to her prose to stunning effect, Lythcott-Haims briskly and stirringly evokes her personal battle with the low self-esteem that American racism routinely inflicts on people of color. The only child of a marriage between an African American father and a white British mother, she shows indelibly how so-called microaggressions, in addition to blunt-force insults, can puncture a person's inner life with a thousand sharp...
3) Defenders of the Faith: Charles V, Suleyman the Magnificent, and the Battle for Europe, 1520–1536
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
A bestselling historian recounts sixteen years that shook the world-the epic clash between Europe and the Ottoman Turks that ended the Renaissance and brought Islam to the gates of Vienna
In the bestselling Warriors of God and Dogs of God, James Reston Jr. limned two epochal conflicts between Islam and Christendom. Here he examines the ultimate battle in that centuries-long war, which found Europe at its most vulnerable and
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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by a true story about the origins of Ebola, a highly infectious and deadly virus from the central African rainforest and its arrival on U.S. soil in 1989. When this killer suddenly appeared in monkeys in a scientific research lab in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., there was no known cure.
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Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.
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The Video Project
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In the early 1960’s Robert Simon had a vision for American life that was radically different from 1950's post-war suburban sprawl, which he felt isolated people. Simon dreamed of "another way of living" that valued community, nature, diversity and social equity. This innovative American planner set out to build a new kind of walkable suburban community that integrated citizens across racial, economic, and religious divides. His ambitious vision...
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Publisher
Wizards Of The Coast LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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A secretive organization called the Golden Vault seeks operatives to perpetrate dangerous heists. Adventurers can also complete the heists without the Golden Vault as their patron. These missions require careful planning and flawless execution, and the rewards are well worth the risk. This collection of short, standalone D&D adventures are designed for characters of levels 1-11. They can be run as one-shot game sessions, or linked together into a...
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Publisher
Wizards Of The Coast LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"With tips on everything from fighting dragons to riding them, The Practically Complete Guide to Dragons offers abundant insight into the most awe-inspiring creatures in all the worlds. Detailing the appearance, capabilities, habits, lairs, and treasures of ten dragon kinds, and annotated with the extraordinary wizard Sindri Suncatcher's personal observations and experiences, this beautiful volume will inspire endless adventures in the imagination."...
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Longtail Distribution Network
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
During a military training mishap in 1958, a Mark 15, Mod Zero nuclear weapon was lost a few miles from the shores of Tybee Island, Georgia. The bomb was twelve feet long and weighing 7,600 pounds. It’s a big bomb, but it was never found. After studying the flight path of the plane that dropped the bomb, weather conditions of the night of the accident and tidal patterns of the last 50 years, a multi agency task force searched the shoals...February...
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