Peter Brown
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This diminutive terrier from Manchester, the Toy Manchester Terrier, known by British fanciers as the English Toy Terrier, is the focus of this Special Limited Edition, the only book of its kind about this elegant, compact breed. Although recognized by the American Kennel Club as well as the English Kennel Club, the Toy Manchester Terrier has a small but devoted following, a discriminating lot of dog lovers who know the charm and allure of this unique...
2) Foxy Brown
Author
Language
English
Description
A blaxploitation film about a woman whose drug-dealing brother ratted on her undercover narcotics-agent boyfriend to the mob...and she, in turn, poses as a call girl to infiltrate the mobsters who butchered him.
Author
Publisher
Planeta Infantil México
Pub. Date
2024
Language
Español
Formats
Description
Las diferencias no nos hacen menos, sino únicos.
Cuando Roz abre los ojos por primera vez, descubre que está sola en una isla remota y salvaje. No tiene idea de cómo llegó ahí o con qué propósito, pero sabe que necesita sobrevivir. Después de enfrentarse a una feroz tormenta y escapar del ataque de un oso, se da cuenta de que su única oportunidad para sobrevivir es adaptándose a sus alrededores y aprendiendo de los demás habitantes, aunque...
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 3
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"Life for Roz and the animals on their island is perfect. But when mysterious, dangerous waters surround the island, the animals are forced inland to fight over dwindling resources. Roz calms and organizes the animals, but the poison tide takes a terrible toll on the island. So the wild robot sets out across the ocean, determined to stop the poison tide. During her journey, Roz encounters amazing geological formations and incredible creatures, and...
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 1
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
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Description
Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.
Author
Language
English
Description
While large numbers of aeroplanes had been produced In America for the war effort overseas at the Western Front, it was found that that the British, French and Germans were far ahead of them when it came to flight technology, which led to a huge surplus of aeroplanes in the United States. The government's solution to recover some of the money was to sell the surplus stock off for as little as $200 dollars each. With no licence being required to fly...
8) Strings
Author
Language
English
Description
A young just-graduated student decides to escape his background by experimenting with sex, psychotropic drugs and playing violin for a rock band. Influenced by the band leader and guitarist, he becomes part of this post-grad hippyish community of musicians and their girlfriends, roadies and supporters. But his parents particularly his mother - want him to have a proper career and what will become of his high-minded, virtuous yet confused and contradictory...
Author
Language
English
Description
The Potsdam Conference (officially known as the "Berlin Conference"), was held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 at Cecilienhof Palace, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm, in Brandenburg, and saw the leaders of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States, gathered together to decide how to demilitarize, denazify, decentralize, and administer Germany, which had agreed to unconditional surrender on 8 May (VE Day). They determined that the remaining...
Author
Language
English
Description
Noted British astronomer's fascinating study of early astronomical knowledge through the interpretation of Stonehenge, Carnac, other megalithic sites. Stone Age sculpture, astronomical computations, radiocarbon dating, many other topics. Over 140 maps, photos, illustrations.
Author
Series
Wild robot volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Bobby thinks his teacher, Ms. Kirby, is horrible, but when he sees her outside of school and they spend a day in the park together, he discovers she might not be so bad after all.
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 713 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An intellectual autobiography by Peter Brown, one of the most eminent historians of the last 50 years, who is credited with having created the field of study know as Late Antiquity, the period during which Rome fell, the three major monotheistic religions took shape, and Christianity spread across Europe situating it in the major developments in historiography and the study of the religion in the 20th century and the minds behind them"--
"A beautifully...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a boy lost in the woods, she asks her mother if she can have him as a pet, only to find him impossible to train.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lucy, a young bear, starts her day determined to make a new friend but her enthusiasm leads to all sorts of problems until, just as she is about to give up, an unexpected friend finds her.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
After having fun running around the house naked and wild, young Fred decides to get dressed--in his parents' closet--with surprising results.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2013
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Bored with city life and the proper behavior it requires, Mr. Tiger has a wild idea that leads him to discover his true nature.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 339 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews. All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical acts of all time. The material is comprised of intimate interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, their families, friends and business associates that were conducted by Beatles intimate Peter Brown and author Steven Gaines in 1980-1981 during the preparation of...